Comparative Study of Design and PCL-Substituting Systems of Total Knee Prosthesis
R. Adam, C. Orban, H. OrbanOriginal article, no. 1, 2014
The aim of this study is to assess postoperative resultsobtained by different knee implants. The main implanttypes differences are given by generally implant design andby PCL substituting systems that are used.Material and method: Between 04.2004 â€" 02.2012 we haveperformed 506 total knee arthroplasties (TKA), on a groupof 460 patients. Our choice, was for cemented total kneeprostheses, using PCL-substituting systems. Regarding generaldesign and PCL-substituting systems of the implant we haddivided the main group in three lots. In order to assess postoperativeresult we had used the American Knee Society Score(AKSS).Results and discussions: All prostheses types that we hadimplanted, had registered satisfactory values of AKSS. Ourstudy showed that one group scored higher values ofAKSS, compared the other two, but there are not statisticalsemnificative differences (p=0,09).
